Henrik Shipstead
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United States Senator from Minnesota |
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In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Frank B. Kellogg |
| Succeeded by | Edward John Thye |
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January 8, 1881 Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, U.S |
| Died | June 26, 1960 (aged 79) Alexandria, Minnesota, U.S |
| Nationality | Norwegian-American |
| Political party | Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party, Republican |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Profession | Dentist |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Henrik Shipstead (January 8, 1881 – June 26, 1960) was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from March 4, 1923, to January 3, 1947, from the state of Minnesota in the 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, and 79th Congresses. He served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 and then as a Republican from 1941 to 1947.
Few members of Congress in American history were more consistent in opposing US foreign interventionism.
Shipstead was born on a farm in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, in 1881 to Norwegian immigrant parents. In the early 20th century, he set up a dental practice and was elected president of the village council of Glenwood in neighboring Pope County.
Shipstead started as a Republican but in 1922 was elected to the US Senate under the banner of the new Farmer-Labor Party. While he generally shared the party's left-wing agenda, he rejected the extreme anti-capitalism of some members. Although he was the only Farmer-Laborite in the Senate, he won appointment to the powerful Foreign Relations Committee.
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